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Psalm 18
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my will "Yah Strength. trust; weh!" Yahweh is my Cliff and my

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1. I love you, Yahweh

De thy I

liv

er

er; hold saved.

2.

My Mighty One, my Rock, in whom I

My Shield and the Horn of my salvation, my praiseworAnd from my enemies

Strong am

3. I call

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4. Entangling me were cords 5. Cords of Sheol surround 6. In my distress I called, 7. He heard my voice from

of ed "Yah

Death, me; weh!"

And floods of Belial Confronting And to my And my cry came before Him,

ter me

ri

fied of

me. death. out. ears.

were snares cried His

God I in to

His tem ple,

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8. And the earth trembled 9. And they trembled because He was 10. And consuming fire from 11. And He bowed the heavens and

and an His came

shook; gry. mouth, down,

And the foundations Smoke rose Coals

of from

the His

moun nos

tains quaked; trils, Him. feet.

blazed forth from der His

And a dark cloud was un

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12. And he mounted a cherub

and his ad

flew; screen; vanced;

And he soared upon the Around Him His booth was dark-watered Hail And the Most High uttered His voice, hail-

wings of thick

the

wind. the skies. of of fire. fire.

13. He made darkness 14.

clouds of coals coals

From the darkness before Him, His thick clouds

stones and stones and

15. And Yahweh thundered

from Hea ven,

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16. And He sent out His arrows and scat tered 17. And the channels of the waters 18. At Your rebuke, 19. He reached down from on high and

them, seen, weh, me;

And great lightnings,

and He

van

quished them, the world. trils. ters.

were Yah took

And uncovered were the foun da At the blast of the breath And drew me out from of

tions of Your nos wa

migh ty

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20. He snatched me away from my fierce e ne

my, ty, place; ness:

And from those who hate me, for they But Yahweh

were too strong for me. was my sup port. me. me.

21.

They confronted me in the day of my cala-

mi broad teous

22. And He brought me out into a

He rescued me because He de ligh ted in According to the purity of my hands He re com pensed

23.

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righ-

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24. For I have guarded the ways 25. For all His judgments were be 26. And I was also perfect be

of Yah weh, fore fore teous me, Him, ness,

And have not wickedly de And His statutes I did not And I guarded myself in dealing with my

par put li

ted from a a way bi

my

God.

from me. li ty, sight.

27.

And Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righ-

According to the purity of my hands in His

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28.

With the kindevout You show Yourself kinde-

vo self peo my

ted; pure; ple, lamp;

With a perfect man-of-strength You show YourAnd with the devious You show And haughty Yahweh my God enlightens

self

per

fect; shrewd. low. ness.

29. With the pure You show Your 30. For it is You who save humble 31. For it is You who light

Your self eyes my bring dark

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32. For with you I can run against

a pro

troop, ven; weh? strength,

And with my God I can leap

ov er

wall. Him. God? way.

33.

The Mighty One: perfect is His way; The word of Yahweh is

A shield is He for all who take re fuge in And who is a Rock And makes ex cept our per fect my

34. For who is a mighty protector except Yah 35. It is the Mighty One who arms me

with

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36. He makes my feet like 37. He trained my hands for the

a bat

deer's, tle,

And on my own high places He es stab li And a bow of bronze was bent by

shes my

me. arms.

38.

And You gave me the Shield of Your salvation; And Your right hand sus

tained me, me,

And Your bending down And my

has made me ank les did

great. not slip.

39. You broadened my marching path un der

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40. I pursued my enemies and over 41. I shattered them, and they could

took not

them; rise; tle; me,

And I did not turn back until they were de They You subdued my adver And those who ha fell be sa

stroyed.

neath my feet. der me. de stroyed.

42. And You armed me with strength for the bat 43. And You made my enemies turn tail be

ries un I

fore

ted me

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44. They cried out, but there was none 45. And I beat them fine as dust wafted 46. You delivered me from the strife

to by of

save; wind; people; me;

To Yahweh, but He

did

not

an

swer them. out. tions. me.

Like mud in the streets I You made me the head of Foreigners

poured them the na fore

47.

People not known to me must serve me, bey When their ear hears, they o-

cringe be

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48. Foreigners

sink

down,

And emerge trembling

from

their

hide

outs.

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49. Yahweh lives! And blessed be

my er gainst

Rock! me, me;

Exalted be my Delivering me from my From the violent man You

sav e

ing ne

God! mies. way.

50.

The Mighty One who gives me vengeance, And subdues peoples und-

51. You also exalt me about those who rise a

snatch me a

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52.

Therefore I will give thanks to You among the Gentiles, He magnifies victories for His king, And shows kindevotion to His aBlessed be Yahweh, God of Is A

Yah noin ra

weh, ted, el, men,

And to Your name To David and his descendants From everlasting to Yes,

sing prai for ev A ev er er

ses. more.

53.

last ing. men.